Gunga falls short vs. Wild Boars
Wallingford, CT - The Big Blue traveled south to take on a well-organized Choate squad. The Big Blue was coming off two challenging games versus Taft and Bridgton. The two games had us recovering all week, and at this game, the legs weren't yet as fresh as we wanted them to be. Despite the physical and mental wear of the travel, the Big Blue came out to play and, in the first half, created chances that just missed the target. In that same period, the Big Blue hit the post three times and as time kept moving, the feeling that today was not our day started to hover over us. At the half, both teams went locked at 0-0. In the second half, frustration grew as the home side played a solid low/mid-defensive block. Trying to put more players up the field to increase the pressure offensively, the Big Blue was caught off guard by two Wild Boars two well-orchestrated counters, and in the blink of an eye, the Big Blue found itself down two-nil for the first time all season. On the day, the effort displayed by captain Ellis Denby '24 was terrific, and he brought us back within one goal after receiving a through ball from Zane Matraji '24, who also had a great game. Performances by Garrett Holman '24, Gio Palgiuac '23, and Tegan Doll '23 were excellent; unfortunately, today, the team lacked the cohesiveness to deserve a positive outcome. Lots of credit goes to the home team, who, on the day, came into the game with a clear plan and executed it perfectly.
Thank you for coming and supporting us today. We hope to see you at our next contest vs. Pingree.